Four Industry Leaders Team to Provide Integrated Component Solution for F-16

PARIS AIR SHOW, Paris, June 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Derco Aerospace Inc. has teamed with  Eaton, Honeywell International, Inc., and UTC Aerospace Systems  to provide an innovative and streamlined component repair solution F-16 operators and MRO facilities worldwide.

"Together, these four organizations are able to leverage their individual strength — the world-class content and quality of the OEMs, along with the integrated and value-based solutions of Derco — in a coordinated and meaningful manner to provide operators and MROs around the world a truly robust F-16 repair solution," said Mark Konzal, Vice President of Business Development for Derco.  "The four organizations came together with the same focus: change the user experience in managing repairs, increase component repair reliability factors, and improve F-16 fleet readiness rates worldwide."

The teaming agreement among the four entities provides a repair and return solution through a simplified web-based supply chain.  The streamlined process provides F-16 operators with many benefits, including OEM-approved repairs, total asset visibility, obsolescence management, inventory optimization, availability metrics, and more.  The end result provides operators with improved fleet availability through a streamlined prcess.

Founded in 1979, Derco Aerospace, Inc., a Sikorsky company, is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is a recognized leader in providing aircraft spares distribution, logistics, component repair, and technical solutions to customers around the globe. Through solid relationships with premier original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Derco maintains one of the largest and most diversified aircraft spares inventories in the world. Today, Derco is an integrator and full service logistics solutions provider - supporting military and commercial fleets in more than 65 countries.   

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacture and service.   It is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), which is based in Hartford, Connecticut, and provides high-technology systems and services to the building and aerospace industries. To learn more about UTC, visit the website at www.utc.com or follow the company on Twitter: @UTC. 

Eaton is a power management company with 2014 sales of $22.6 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 102,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.

Thousands of Honeywell Aerospace products and services are found on virtually every commercial, defense and space aircraft worldwide. The Aerospace business unit develops and integrates technologies that span air traffic modernization, flight and runway safety, engines, cockpit and cabin electronics, connectivity, logistics and more that deliver safe, efficient, productive and comfortable transportation-related experiences.

UTC Aerospace Systems designs, manufactures and services integrated systems and components for the aerospace and defense industries. UTC Aerospace Systems supports a global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and customer service facilities.

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